Doll construction



Jam. 28, 1936. M. DE CESARE DOLL CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 8, 1953 INVENTOR am 4*. 64a

5 TORNEY Patented Jan. 28, 1936 PATENT OFFICE DOLL CONSTRUCTION Matteo De Cesare, Newark, N. J., assignor to Samuel Kalner and Karl Ohlbaum, New York,

Application August 8, 1933, Serial No. 684,163

17 Claims.

This invention relates to doll construction and is particularly directed to a dclls eye set and means for mounting the same on the dolls head.

An object of this invention is to provide in doll construction wherein dolls eyes are rotatably received within the eye sockets of the dolls head, improved means for yieldingly retaining said eyes for rotation within said sockets and means for preventing the dolls eyes from being pushed out of the sockets.

Another object of this invention is to provide in doll construction of the character described wherein dolls eyes are rotatably received. Within the eye sockets of the dolls head, improved means for adjusting the position of the eyes within the sockets to insure free rotation of, the eyes with respect to said sockets.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved dolls eye set of practical construction, which may be easily manufactured and assembled.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a strong, rugged doll construction of the character described, which shall be comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, easy to assemble and install within the dolls head, and which shall nevertheless be positive and smooth in operation, and attractive and eflicient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of, elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. l is a cross-sectional elevational View of a dolls head provided with dolls eye construction embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational View of the inside of the dolls head;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4- of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional, elevational view of. dolls eye structure embodying the invention and illustrating a modified construction; and

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional View taken on line 6-t of Fig 5.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, i

designates a dolls head comprising a front portion H and a rear portion l2 secured together in the usual manner. The front portion l is provided with eye sockets l3 for reception of the dolls eyes. The rear edge of the front portion l is provided with notches l5 on opposite sides thereof at a level above the eyes, receiving the ends of a horizontal rod l6 fixed in position when the head parts I i and [2 are attached together.

Attached to the rod IB and disposed at right 10 angles thereto is a horizontal member I? having parallel flat portions l S, the adjacent ends whereof are formed with openings receiving the rod i 6 therethrough. The parallel portions l8 are interconnected by a U-shaped portion 25 received within the notch 2| formed on the interior surface of the head portion I l somewhat above the nose. The portions I 8 may be fixed to the bar is in any suitable manner, and as shown in the drawing, are fiat and disposed in vertical parallel planes forming a groove or slot 22 therebetween. Attached to the flat portions l8 adjacent the U-shaped portion 28 thereof is a transverse pin 24 parallel to the rod 16. Slidably mounted on the portions 18 is a sleeve 26 preferably made of a single piece of sheet metal and having a top, bottom and side portion, and extending downwardly and forwardly from the bottom portion thereof is a finger 2?. One of the flat portions 18 is formed with a notch 28 and the bottom portion of the sleeve 26 30 is formed with a tab 29 adapted to be bent into said notch. The sleeve 26 is preferably made of metal which is sufiiciently thin to be bent by an instrument.

Thus, as will be explained in greater detail hereinafter, the sleeve 26 may be pushed forwardly and the tab 29 pressed into the notch 28 to hold the sleeve against further sliding movement.

Pivotally mounted on the pin 24 and extending through groove or slot 22 is a member 36 preferably made of sheet metal and comprising a flat portion 3! and a pair of integral flat parallel hooks 33 extending at right angles thereto and received over said pin 24. Extending from the lower end of said portion 8| is a humped or channel-shaped portion 34 located at about the level of the eye sockets l3. Extending from the humped portion 34 is a flat portion 35 aligned with the portion 3 I. Attached to the upper end of the portion 3| is a spring 31 curved upwardly and rearwardly with the free end of said spring contacting the inner surface of the top of the dolls head. The spring 31 may have a coil and tends to pivot the member 30 clockwise about the 55 pin 24 for moving the humped portion 34 toward V the eye sockets.

Mounted on the member 39 in the manner hereinafter describe-d, is a dolls eye set 40 comprising a member ll made of sheet metal, to the lower end of which is attached a weighted member 42. The upper end of the member lil is formed with a pair of parallel ears. t3 having aligned openings at receiving therethrough a shaft or axle 4 5, extending through said ears. The shaft may be made of round stock; and mounted on the extending portions thereof are semi-spherical dolls eyes it, each having diammetrically disposed openings receiving said axle therethrough. The ends of the axle 45 may be upset for retaining the dolls 7 eyes thereon.

respect to said axle, there is attached to the rear of the member 5! at the upper end of the latter,

a member 49 made of sheet metal and having a clip 50 engaging the upper edge of the'member dl. between the ears 43. The member 4|. is fur the: formed with a slot 52 receiving therethrough a clip 53 extending from the lower edge of said member 49. The member d9 is formed with a pair of flat co-planar wings 54 contacting the rear edges 55 of the dolls eyes 46. Thus, as the member ll swings the dolls eyes swing therewith whereby the entire dolls eye set Mi moves as a unitary member. The dolls eye set may be mounted on the member 3!! by passing the portion 35 of said member between the axle and the member ii and between the ears 63. The central portion of the. axle is thus received within the humped portion 3 In assembling the device, the sleeve 28 may be first mounted on the member ll and the rod l6 passed through'the openings in the portions !8 sembled with the member 39 and passed through the neck of the dolls head. The spring 31 is fed into the slot 22 between the pin 24 and the sleeve The hook portions 33 are then engaged with the pin 2 whereby the spring 3's presses the dolls eyes into the sockets. To prevent the eyes from being poked out of the sockets, the sleeve 28 is then pushed forwardly until the tab 29 is aligned with the notch 28. By inserting an instrument through theneck of the dolls head, the tab 29 may then be pressed into the notch.

As shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, the tip of the finger 2i is spaced from'the member 30. However, should the eyes be pressed rearwardly into the sockets, the member 3b will contact the finger 21 to prevent the eye set '30 from falling out of position.

It will now be understood that the doll may be moved from sitting to lying position for causing swinging movement of the eye set es and rotation or the dolls eyes from sleeping to waking'posi tion.

'In Figs.'5 and 6 is shown a modified construction wherein there is pivotally mounted on the pini l a member 68 preferably made of a single strip of bent and shaped metal and having a looped portion 6i rotatably'receiving said pin.

The member Gll may likewise be provided with a threaded opening fi Attached to the parallel fiat portions 58 and disposed adjacent the rod I6 is a yoke E55 overlying the screw threaded opening (id in the portion 53. A screw 66 screwed to the opening 64 is adapted to engage the underside of the yoke 55. Thus, by turning the screw 66, the member 8% may be swung for positioning. the dolls eyes 46 within the sockets of the dolls head. With such adjustment, the dolls eyes may be disposed within the sockets in position for permitting I rotation of the eye set without causing a frictional binding of the eyes. Free rotation of the eyes may thus be obtained by proper adjustment of the screw. r

The wall l8 formed with the notch 28 maybe provided with a plurality of such notchesto permit adjustment of the position of the sleeve 26. Furthermore the tab 29 may be constructed to snap into the notch 28.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is Well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments set forth above, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patents? 1. In doll construction, a dolls head formed with a pair of eye sockets, a cross rod attached to the sides of the head, a member attached at\ 35 portion of said rod, a transverse pin fixed to said memben'a'member pivoted on said pin, an axle mounted on said, pivoted member, and dolls eyes mounted'on said axle and received within said sockets.

2. In doll construction, a dolls head formed with a pair of eye sockets, a cross rod attached to the sides of the head, a member connected at one end thereof to the front of the head above the nose and at theother end thereof to the mid portion of said rod, said member having parallel portions, a transverse pin fixed to said parallel portions, a member pivoted on said pin and received between saidparallel portions, an axle mounted on said pivoted member, dolls eyes mounted on said axle and received within said sockets, and spring meansv for causing rotation of said pivoted member.

3. In doll construction, a dolls head formed.

portions, a transverse pin fixed to the parallel portion of said member, a member made of a single piece of metal pivote'd'on said pin and received between said parallel portions, an axle mounted on said last mentioned member, dolls eyes mounted on said axle and received, within said sockets, and spring means for causing rotation of said last mentioned member.

4. In doll construction, a dolls head formed with a, pair of eye sockets, a'cross'rod attached to the sides of the head, a member connected 'at one end thereof to the front of the head above the nose and at theother end thereof to the mid portion of said rod,'a transverse pin fixed to said member, and a member pivoted on said pin, an axle mounted on said last mentioned member, dolls eyes mounted on said axle and received within said sockets, and screw threaded means for adjusting the position of said last mentioned member.

5. In doll construction, a dolls head formed with a pair of eye sockets, a cross rod attached to the sides of the head, a member connected at one end thereof to the front of the head above the nose and at the other end thereof to the mid portion of said rod, said member having flat parallel portions, a transverse pin fixed to the parallel portions of said member, a; member pivoted to said pin and received between said parallel portions, an axle mounted on said last mentioned member, dolls eyes mounted on said axle and received within said sockets, and a spring fixed to said pivoted member and engaging the inner surface of said head for pressing said eyes into said sockets;

6. In doll construction, a dolls head formed with a pair of eye sockets, a cross rod attached to the sides of the head, a member connected at one end thereof to the front of the head at the nose and at the other end thereof to the mid portion of said rod, said member having flat parallel portions, a transverse pin fixed to the parallel portions of said member, a member pivoted to said pin and received within said parallel portions, an axle mounted on said last mentioned member, dolls eyes mounted on said axle and received within said sockets, a spring fixed to said pivoted member and engaging the inner surface of said head for pressing said eyes into said sockets, and a sleeve slidably mounted on said parallel portions and having a finger extension, said pivoted member being movable into contact with said finger extension.

'7. In doll construction, a dolls head formed with a pair of eye sockets, a cross rod attached to the sides of the head, a member connected at one end thereof to the front of the head and at the other end thereof to the mid portion of said rod, said member having fiat parallel portions, a transverse pin fixed to the parallel portions of said member, a member pivoted to said pin and received within said parallel portions, an axle mounted on said last mentioned member, dolls eyes mounted on said axle and received within said sockets, a spring fixed to said pivoted member and engaging the inner surface of said head for pressing said eyes into said sockets, and a sleeve slidably mounted on said parallel portions and having a finger extension, said pivoted member being movable into contact with said finger extension, one of said flat portions being formed with a. notch and said sleeve having a tab adapted to be bent into said notch to limit sliding movement thereof.

8. In doll construction, a dolls head formed with a pair oi eye sockets, a member fixed within said head, a member pivoted to said first member, a dolls eye set mounted on said pivoted member and having dolls eyes adapted to be received within said sockets, a member slidably mounted on said first member and adapted to limit rotary movement of said pivoted member, said first member having a notch and said slidably mounted member having a tab extending into said notch for retaining said slidably mounted member against sliding movement.

9. In a doll construction, a dolls head formed with a pair of eye sockets, a cross rod attached to the sides of the head, a member attached at one end thereof to the front of the head above the nose and at the other end thereof to the mid portion of said rod, a transverse pin fixed to said member, a member pivoted on said pin, screw threaded means for rotating said member, an axle mounted on said pivoted member and dolls eyes mounted on said axle and received within said sockets.

10. In a doll construction, a dolls head formed with a pair of eye sockets, a cross rod attached to the sides of the head, a member having parallel portions attached at one end thereof to the front of the head above the nose and at the other end thereof to the mid portion of said rod, a transverse pin fixed to said parallel portions, a yoke attached to said parallel portions, a member rotatably mounted on said pin, an axle mounted on said rotatable member, dolls eyes mounted on said axle and received within said sockets, and a screw screwed to said member and engaging said yoke.

' 11. In combination with a dolls head having eye sockets, a horizontal rod within said head having the ends thereof engaging the sides of the dolls head, a rail-like member within the dolls head extending from front to rear and having the front end thereof engaging the front of the dolls head and the rear thereof engaging said rod, a pair of dolls eyes on an axle received within the sockets of the dolls head, resilient means for yieldingly pressing the eyes into said sockets, and means on said rail-like member to limit rearward movement of said eyes.

12. In combination with a dolls head, a horizontal rod within said head having the ends thereof engaging'the sides of the dolls head, a rail-like member within said dolls head comprising a pair of parallel portions interconnected at the front, the interconnecting portion engaging the front of the dolls head, the rear ends of said parallel portions engaging said rod, a member slidably mounted on said rail-like member, a pair of dolls eyes mounted on an axle and received within the sockets of the dolls head, resilient means for yieldingly pressing said eyes into said sockets, and means on said slidably mounted member serving as a. stop to limit rearward movement of said eyes out of said sockets.

13. In combination with a dolls head provided with a pair of sockets, a member within the head extending from front to rear, a member slidably mounted on said first member, an axle having dolls eyes received within the sockets of the dolls head, resilient means for pressing the dolls eyes within said sockets, and means on said slidably mounted member serving as a stop to limit rearward movement of the eyes out of said sockets.

14. In combination with a dolls head provided with a pair of sockets, a member within the head extending from front to rear, a member slidably mounted on said first member, an axle having dolls eyes received within the sockets of the dolls head, resilient means for pressing the dolls eyes within said sockets, and means on said slidably mounted member serving as a stop to limit rearward movement of the eyes out of said sockets, said first member being formed with a noch and said slidably mounted member having a tab received within said notch to retain said slidably mounted member against sliding movement.

15. In combination with a dolls head having a pair of eye sockets, a member fixed within said head and extending from front to rear thereof and having a pair of parallel walls, a member slidably mounted on said first member, a pair of dolls eyes mounted on an axle and received within said eye sockets, means between said walls for slidably mounted on said first member, a pair of dolls eyes mounted on an axle and received within said eye sockets, means disposed between said walls forfyieldingly'pressing said eyes into said sockets, stop means on said slidably' mounted 7 member to limit rearward movement of said eyes and axle, and means for retaining said slidably mounted member against sliding movement on said first member, said last means including an opening in at least one of said parallel walls, and a tab on said slidably mounted member received within said opening.

'17. In combination with a dolls head having a pair of eye sockets, a horizontal rod within said 7 head having the ends thereof engaging the sides of the dolls head, a rail-like member within said dolls head comprising a pair or parallel portions interconnected at the front, the front of the dolls head being formed with a recess receiving the interconnecting portion of said rail-like member, the rear ends of said parallel portions being formed with aligned openings recieving said rod therethrough, a pair of dolls eyes mounted on an axle, and received within the sockets of the dolls head, resilient means including a member exten-ding between said parallel portions for yield- 7 ingly pressing said eyes into said sockets, a member slidably mounted on said rail-like member, serving as a stop to limit rearward movement of said eyes, said slidably mounted member being formed with a tab and one of said parallel portions being formed with a cut away portion receiving said tab to hold said slidably mounted member against sliding movement.

MATTEO CESARE. 

